Damage Limitation
So the Labour Student shit has hit the metaphorical fan tonight. Tory Bear's last story has caused a flurry of activity in the normally charming and placid, calm and composed world of student politics at Edinburgh University tonight. As far as Tory Bear can tell there has been outrage in Labour Students and a botched witchhunt was undertaken earlier tonight. There has been outrage elsewhere that this election is defiantly not about Labour, but before anyone forgets - about the staff and students of Edinburgh.
TB first got wind of the story published earlier tonight from an anonymous tip-off and now it seems after an evening of furious activity aimed at one particular member of the university Labour club, the following statement just pinged into TB's inbox. Deep Throat revealed so to speak:
"I would like to apologise unreservedly to both Labour Students and George Foulkes for comments I made to Tory Bear. I spoke out of line, out of context, and inaccurately represented a friendly conversation I had with a Labour student. I can only apologise if I suggested that the member was put under any pressure, and I further apologise for suggesting any lack of support for George Foulkes within Labour students. It was inaccurate to suggest that any individual put pressure on them. What I should in fact have said was that there was inherent pressure for any labour supporter or student to support the Labour candidate. "
Euan Oliphant
Edinburgh University
You can all be the judge on this one.
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classic liebore behaviour. he probably got a personal phonecall from peter mandelson threatening to eat his children if he didn't retract.
forced confession from Pravda.
Agreed. The pistol has been shoved so far up this guy's arse it's coming out of his mouth. Forced confession.
Nothing of the sort guys, I am not a labour supporter in any fashion. What I did was stupid and inaccurate, and I didn't think it would be published, and because it has I was greatly embarrassed and ashamed, and had to correct that. I'm not on SRC incidently.
I remember last time round the witchhunt was for a Labour member (now a PPC) who was supporting Boris. Unusually, he stuck two fingers up at the Labour Club and rode out the storm.